Piz Croch
- 7,799 ft
- summit
Piz Croch is a mountain in Grisons, Switzerland, with its summit at about 7,800 ft (2,377 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. The nearest town is Sorte, about 1.7 miles southeast of the summit. Peaks within about 3 miles include Sass Castel cima W, Sass Castel cima SE and Piz d'Ugin. For camping, Camping Lostallo and Prato della Monda are within about 6 miles. Administratively, it is in Moesa Region. These details come from Wikidata. In a typical July, the warmest month, highs reach about 58°F (15°C) and lows about 39°F (4°C); in January, the coldest, highs are about 23°F (-5°C) and lows about 6°F (-14°C). Precipitation falls on about 18 days in May, the wettest month, and about 13 days in January, the driest. These typical figures for 1981–2010 come from the CHELSA 1 km climate model and CRU TS 4.09. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
- Summit elevation
- 7,799 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Piz Croch. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Piz Croch
How tall is Piz Croch?
7,799 ft (2,377 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Piz Croch?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
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Piz Bernina13,281 ft · Grisons, Switzerland1 route34 mi awayPhoto: Günter Seggebäing, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tödi11,850 ft · Glarus, Switzerland1 route39 mi awayPhoto: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dammastock11,909 ft · Uri, Switzerland1 route45 mi awayPhoto: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Weissmies13,166 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route59 mi awayPhoto: Michael Schmid, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Jungfrau13,642 ft · Valais, Switzerland1 route62 mi awayPhoto: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Senté de Val CamaHiking0.9 mi
- Alp de BroietaHut camping1.1 mi
- Rifugio Alpe CisternaHut camping1.3 mi
- Rifugio Alp de PozHut camping1.3 mi
- Senté de SambrogHiking1.7 mi
TorrionSummitPhoto: © Francesco Stoppa, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi
Sass MognSummitPhoto: Ozonski, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.1 mi
Spiaggietta di ArbedoBeachPhoto: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
TorrionSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: © Francesco Stoppa, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sass MognSummit · ~5 min drivePhoto: Ozonski, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pizzo PagliaSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Francesco Stoppa, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pizzo CampanileSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Davide Vosti, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Sass Castel cima WSummit · Next door
- Sass Castel cima SESummit · ~2 min drive
- Piz d'UginSummit · ~3 min drive
- Il PizzetSummit · ~3 min drive
- Pizzo RoggioneSummit · ~3 min drive
- Pizzo d'ArsaSummit · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
Camping LostalloCamping · ~4 min drivePhoto: Giorgio Galeotti, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Sentee LuccMountain biking · ~8 min drive
- Cascate BuffaloraWaterfall · ~8 min drive
Passo della Forcola - Passo LendineHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Mænsard Vokser, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bivacco ForcolaHut camping · ~9 min drivePhoto: Mænsard Vokser, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Piz Croch
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 6°
13 wet
Feb
25° / 8°
13 wet
Mar
31° / 14°
15 wet
Apr
37° / 20°
17 wet
May
46° / 29°
18 wet
Jun
54° / 35°
17 wet
Jul
58° / 39°
17 wet
Aug
57° / 39°
17 wet
Sep
50° / 34°
15 wet
Oct
43° / 28°
14 wet
Nov
32° / 17°
15 wet
Dec
24° / 9°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 6,886 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors